Library Information Multiple Choice

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  1. 1) Rockville has an online card catalog called ___.
    1. FOLLETT
    2. INFOCENTRE
    3. ONLINE CARD CATALOG
    4. SAGEBRUSH

  2. 2) The name of the online resource provided by the state for all Students to use to find resources is:
    1. Connecticut’s Research Engine
    2. CT DIGITAL LIBRARY
    3. ICONN
    4. None of the choices
    5. All of the choices

  3. 3)An “e-book” is an ____________.
    1. All of the choices
    2. entertainment book
    3. None of the choices
    4. digital information
    5. Kindle or Nook
    6. audiobook

  4. 4) An “Inter-Library-Loan” is__________.
    1. None of the choices
    2. Accessing any library in CT online from another library
    3. Being able to go to and use any Library
    4. All of the choices
    5. An E-book
    6. A book or item physically shared between CT libraries

  5. 5) Which of the following types of media are NOT available through the Library’s online resources? __________
    1. E-Books
    2. Audiobooks
    3. Books
    4. Magazine articles
    5. Podcasts
    6. Videos

  6. 6) What types of materials are NOT available through the “reQuest” which is the Connecticut State Online Card Catalog to all Libraries? _________
    1. Magazines
    2. Podcasts Books
    3. Audiobooks on CD or Cassette
    4. Recordings
    5. Videos on VHS or DVD
    6. Newspapers

  7. 7) Which of the following is NOT a source to find an NPR Podcast? ____
    1. ReQuest
    2. Public Radio online
    3. ICONN’s POWERSEARCH
    4. Search Engines such as Google

  8. 8) Which of the following is not considered an Authoritative website about an Author.
    1. Wikipedia
    2. CT Digital Library
    3. Discovering Collection Database
    4. Author’s Blog

  9. 9) What is the description of a Search Engine?
    1. An index of websites searchable by keyword with a formula to weight results and updated by programmed spider bots
    2. A website that lists other websites
    3. A directory of websites searchable by Subject and reviewed by people
    4. All of the choices
    5. A program that searches any database, card catalog or the internet

  10. 10) What is the best reason why is a database, such as DISCOVERING COLLECTION from ICONN is better for research than a search engine such as GOOGLE?
    1. A database is authoritative because it is compiled by experts
    2. All of the choices
    3. A search engine collects information from all over the internet
    4. A search engine searches the internet
    5. A database searches a collection of information compiled for a purpose

Copyright (C) 2011 by Joy Fitzgerald (joy.fitzgerald@vernonct.org)
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